Legal Opinion
Sack v. United States Department of Defense
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided May 20, 2016No. 14-5039PublishedCited by 35 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge KAVANAUGH.
KAVANAUGH, Circuit Judge:
The Government charges fees to process FOIA requests. Those fees can be significant — in this case about $900 — and can deter or prevent citizens from making FOIA requests.
By statute, educational institutions are eligible for reduced fees when they make FOIA requests. The Government has long determined that teachers who make FOIA requests are eligible for those reduced fees because teachers are part of an educational institution. But at the same time, the Government has determined that students who make FOIA…
2Cases cited14 opinions
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- Morley v. Central Intelligence AgencyCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2007
- Blackwell v. Federal Bureau of InvestigationCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2011
- Boyd v. Criminal Division of the United States Department of JusticeCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2007
- Johnson v. Executive Office for United States AttorneysCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2002
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3Cited by35 opinions
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- Sheridan v. U.S. Office of Personnel ManagementDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 2017
- Liberman v. U.S. Department of TransportationDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 2016
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